Does it hurt your career if you keep switching jobs?

only if you stay a short time at each job

As long as you have a good reason for switching jobs it shouldn't matter. Expect the question to come up in an interview and be prepared to have a good answer.

My suggestion is to do some research about the company you're going to work at before taking a job with them. You can get employer profiles from many places, and you should specifically read the sections about company culture.

Most companies will sponsor further education only if it's going to help the company. Most companies like GE have internal learning programs that are intended to give essentially what an MBA would give, but tailored to what applies to the company. You have to seek out those training opportunities first.

In general, no, job-hopping is does not look good on resume. But there can be exceptions or explanations for it that are acceptable. For instance, I used to work in high tech and it is VERY common to bounce from job to job because it's such a volatile field with companies starting up and closing all the time, layoffs and hiring binges all the time. If you work in a more stable line of work, you could argue that you wanted to try several different type of work until settling on the one that suits you best. The big concern on the hiring manager's part is that you don't want to have to repeat the hring process all over in a year because you decided to quit over a trivial reason.

Finally, you might want to take a hard look at why you're so dissatisfied with the past jobs you've had. perhaps the real problem is you're expecting too much or unsure of what you really want. Some persons quit jobs regularly because the minute something happens they don't like or things turn a little bad, they believe it's time to find another job. No place is perfect and things often change. Well, you need to find a place and stay. Good news is, you have held a job for 7 years, so it's not like you're a real job hopper. But think hard about why you're not sticking with jobs lately and if perhaps you need to re-evaluate your expectation.

Best,

-- Andy

It depends. When you are downsized it's understandable, when you are hard to work with it's a problem. It's very important that you have good reasons to explain job hopping, and that it not include any major negativity about a previous employer.

If you can show that you bettered yourself with each move or had no other option employers will not necessarily consider it a bad thing. However if they want someone for the long term (most employers do) they may consider you to much of a risk.

You need to talk with your manager about the possibility of the company paying for your MBA, or just get a student loan and do it yourself. Why does the office have to know. A lot of people in life are threatened by ambitious people who want to better themselves. Go for it. Don't let anyone know until you are done. Also, it does not hurt to move from one company to another, but you should not do it too often. It can make you look like you don't honor your commitments and that you are flakey. If you have legitament reasons to leave, just do it.

It can if you job hop frequently. Like 5 or 6 times in a span of a couple of years. You spent 7 years at one place, that is good. I don't think you have anything to worry about yet. Sooner or later you will find the right place for you.

In high tech, its actually a good idea to switch jobs at least every 5 years simply to maintain a competitive salary.

That is, your salary is likely to rise much more slowly than if they are negotiating to keep you or hire you.

However, yes, if you're changing every year, you will probably stop getting new jobs.

Of course it does. It makes you look like you are not dependable and you get bored with your goals. You should go for a job that interests you best and try to stick with it.

Only if you go from good job to worse job. Also, if you don't stay at any job long.

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